Diamonds Worth L15m stolen from stars jewller
Thieves dug an underground tunnel into a top Milan showroom and stole l15m of diamond-studded jewellery while the owners were in Los Angeles hosting an Oscar party.
Seven men dressed as police broke into the Damiani showroom on Sunday morning without letting off alarms or being captured on CCTV, and took little more than 40 minutes to execute their plan after tying up staff. they had spent a month digging from a disused cellar in a building next door.
Millions of euros worth of jewels were stolen, but some of the most valuable pieces were being used by Hollywood stars during the Academy Awards ceremony. The British Oscar winner Tilda Swinton had been provided a diamond studded bracelet by jeweller.
Milan police said: ” The gang wore dark sunglasses and spoke with southern Italian accents.”